Clothes-sprinkler.



M. N. LENNING. f CLOTHES SPRINKLER.

APPLIUATION FILED 11111.19, 1914.

1,1 00,314. Patented June 16, 1914.

3mm/tofs MALCOLM NEIL LENNING, OF ESK BANK, SlASKATGI-IEAN, CANADA.

- CLOTHES-SPRINKLER.

Modem.

Speceation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed January 19, 1914. Serial No. 813,073.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, MALCOLM N. LENNING, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing at Esk Bank, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Dominionof Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Sprinklers, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sprinklingdevices and more particularly to a clothes sprinkler and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide a device of this character whichmay be readily andv quickly operated to sprinkle the garments in laundryuse, whereby to make the application of the water entirely sanitary.

A further object of the invention resides in, providing a sprinklerwhich is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufactureand one which will be very efficient and useful in operation.

lith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part 0f this application, Figure 1is a section through a device constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof with parts broken away. Fig. 3is an enlarged detail section through the same; and Fig. 4 is ahorizontal section through the device.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and in which l indicates a receptacle of any desiredsize, having a bottom 2 formed thereon, which is provided with aplurality of openings 3 and also mounted in the receptacle in slightlyspaced relation above the bottom 2, is an auxiliary bottom 4 which isalso provided with perforations 5, alining with the openings 3 in thebottom 2. The openings in said bottoms 2 and 4 are arranged in series,the series being spaced. by a blank portion in said bottoms. A top 6 isalso provided for the receptacle which may be of any preferred type anda handle member 7 is provided on the body portion of the receptacle.

Slidably arranged in the space between the bottoms 2 and 4, is adisk-like sliding member 8 which is formed of sections of semi-circulardesign and connected together by the arms or sections 9. Thesesemi-circular sections of the member 8 are also provided withperforations 10 which, in one position of the member 8 are adapted toregister with the alining openings 3 and 5 in the bottoms 2 and 4. Ihave provided an improved means for the actuation of this sliding member8, whereby said openings may register or be disposed out ofregistration, as desired. To this end, an arm or lever 11 is fulcrumedat a point 12 on the upper portion of the handle member 7 the outer endof this lever or arm being designed to form a finger-piece indicated as13. The opposite end portion of the lever or arm 11 is disposed througha slot in the wall of the member 1 and has pivoted thereto a dependingrod 14. The lower end of this rod has pivotal connection with one arm ofa bell crank lever 15, the latter being fulcrumed as at 16 at a pointadjacent the bottom of the receptacle 1. The opposite arm of the bellcrank lever is pivoted to an extension 17 formed on the sliding member.In order to entirely inclose the operating parts for the sliding member,an inclosing wall or the like 18 is provided, which extendssubstantially the full length of the receptacle. This inolosing wall 18entirely incloses the depending rod 14 and its operating parts. A coilspring 19 is provided at a. point between the finger-piece 13 on thelever or arm 11 and the handle member 7 which has a normal tendency toforce upwardly on said finger-piece. Under such action, the slidingmember 8 is in a position to dispose the openings 10 thereof out ofregistration with the openings in the bottoms 2 and 4, thus preventingthe contents of the receptacle 1 from being expelled therefrom.

This device is particularly adapted for use in connection withlaundries, wherein it is desired to sprinkle the clothes with waterprior to the ironing thereof. When it is desired to sprinkle thegarments, assuming that the receptacle is already filled with water, itis only necessary to grasp the device by the handle member 7 and holdingit over the garments, press downwardly upon the finger-piece 13. Thisoperation` which compresses the coil spring 19, obviously moves thesliding meirber 8 to a position where the perforations therein registerwith the perforations in the bottoms 2 and 4. The contents of thereceptacle 1 may, therefore, be sprinkled upon the garments and as soonas pressure is released from the finger-piece 18, said sliding memberwill be returned to its initial position and prevent further sprinklingof the water.

From the foregoing it will be seen that- I have provided a device whichis simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture andone which will be very efficient and useful in operation and while Ihave particularly described the elements best adapted to perform thefunctions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form,proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principlesof the invention.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is l. A device of theclass described comprising a receptacle having a perforated bottom, aperforatedsliding member mounted on said bottom, the openings of whichare adapted to register with the openings in said bottom in one positionof said member, a handle member carried on said receptacle, a leverfulcrumed on the receptacle and having a finger-piece arranged adjacentthe handle member, means in connect-ion with said lever and said slidingmember to actuate the latter upon the actuation of the for mer, andyielding means between the handle member and said lever, whereby tonormally maintain said sliding member in a position so that the openingsthereof are out of registration with the openings in said bottom.

2. A receptacle of the class described comprising a perforated bottom, aperforated sliding member mounted on said bottom, the openings of whichare adapted to register` with the openings in said bottom in oneposition of said member, a handle member on said receptacle, a leverfulcrumed on said receptacle and having one end thereof arrangedadjacent the handle member, the opposite end thereof being disposedwithin the receptacle, connecting means between the last mentioned endof said lever and said sliding men ber to actuate the latter upon theactuation of the lever, spring means 1n connection with said handlemember and said lever to normally maintain the sliding member in apredetermined position, and means arranged in said receptacle to concealthe operating parts thereof.

3. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle having aperforated bottom, a false bottom mounted above the aforesaid bottom andalso perforated, the openings therein alining with the openings in thefirst mentioned bottom, a perforated sliding meuber arranged betweensaid bottoms, the openings in said member being adapted to register withthe openings in said bottoms in one position of the sliding member, ahandle member carried on said receptacle, a lever fulcrumed on thereceptacle adjacent said handle, connectingmeans between one end of saidlever and said sliding member to actuate the latter upon the actuationof said lever, and spring means engaging with said handle and lever tonormally maintain the latter and the sliding member in a predeterminedposition.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

MALCOLM NEIL LENNING.

Witnesses DAvIn Morrow, SAMUEL VVnLLs.

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